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(43) Date of publication: 14.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/07 (21) Application number: 22720165.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.04.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 63/20(2020.01) A01N 25/00(2006.01) A01N 25/28(2006.01) A01N 63/27(2020.01) A01N 25/26(2006.01) A01P 21/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01N 63/20; A01N 63/27; A01P 21/00   C-Sets: A01N 63/20, A01N 25/00, A01N 25/26, A01N 25/28; A01N 63/27, A01N 25/00, A01N 25/26, A01N 25/28; (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/023995 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/217038 (13.10.2022 Gazette 2022/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 09.04.2021 US 202163172898 P (71) Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US)	(72) Inventors: ANJEM, Adil St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US) BUCHOLZ, Tracy St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US) HUANG, Mingya St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US) LAU, Ming Woei St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US) (74) Representative: BIP Patents  c/o Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH Alfred-Nobel-Straße 50 40789 Monheim am Rhein 40789 Monheim am Rhein (DE)